breaststroking

Arms circle, legs kick

Breaststroking is swimming the breaststroke—a style where the arms push forward and sweep outward while the legs perform a frog kick.

The term usually appears as a present participle: She was breaststroking across the pool.

It can also describe any motion resembling this stroke: He went breaststroking through the crowd, pushing people aside.

technique

pull

Force toward oneself

  • glideMove with effortless continuity
  • kickFoot-delivered strike
  • timingArt of choosing moments

frog kick · whip kick · streamline · recovery · catch · propulsion · breathing · head position · body position · coordination

recreation

pool

Collective fund or basin

workout · fitness · swim · aquatic · lido · length · warm-up · cool-down · beginner · lesson

competition

race

Competition of speed

  • laneDesignated travel strip
  • heatTransferred thermal energy
  • split timeDuration of race segment

touchpad · turn · finish · Olympic · championship · medley · relay · personal best · disqualification · false start

physiology

muscles

Contractile body tissue

adductors · chest · triceps · core · flexibility · hip rotation · cardiovascular · endurance · exertion · lung capacity

Opposites
swimming stroke type

breaststrokingfreestyling

Unscripted lyrical performance

floating · backstroking · butterflying · treading water · sinking

Family

stroke, stroked, breasting, breaststroke, breaststrokes, stroker, breaststroked, breaststroker, breaststrokers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G